Ngga Pilimsit

Ngga Pilimsit
Idenburg Top
Ngga Pilimsit

Papua Province, Indonesia

Highest point
Elevation 4,717 m (15,476 ft)
Prominence 557 m (1,827 ft)
Coordinates 4°02′08″S 137°03′33″E / 4.03556°S 137.05917°E / -4.03556; 137.05917Coordinates: 4°02′08″S 137°03′33″E / 4.03556°S 137.05917°E / -4.03556; 137.05917
Geography
Location Papua Province, Indonesia
Parent range Western Sudirman/Nassau
Climbing
First ascent 21 February 1962 by Heinrich Harrer and Philip Temple

Ngga Pilimsit (or Mount Idenburg, its colonial name) is a mountain located in the Indonesian province of Papua, in the Maoke Mountains. It rises 4,717 meters (15,476 ft). It is a little over thirteen miles west-northwest of Puncak Jaya, the highest peak of Oceania and Indonesia. The nearest peaks are Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya), Wataikwa, Ubia, Venusberg, Otakwa, and Papua Peak 4061. Dependent on the definition used for an independent mountain, the peak ranks as the fourth to seventh highest mountain on New Guinea and in Indonesia.

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